Like its previous incarnation, the 2018 version of Roseanne has been teasing tackling hot-button issues within its sitcom walls. Even with the inevitable tension, ABC’s top brass stresses the series will be the show you loved originally.

“We had a lot of conversations with [executive producer] Tom Werner when he first came in to talk about doing the show,” said ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey last summer. “We’ve now heard the broad strokes of the creative for these eight episodes, and feel confident that it’s going to return to the show that everyone knew and loved.”